About Us

Welcome to Sampige

Sampige is a registered non-profit association for the people who are originally from Karnataka, a state in South India but now
residing in the Triangle area of North Carolina. The Triangle area
comprises of RTP, Raleigh, Durham,Cary, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding
cities in North Carolina USA.

Sampige preserves and promotes the rich
culture, heritage, language, and music from Karnataka. It establishes a common
forum for the people from Karnataka to meet and interact. Kannada is the primary
language spoken by the people from Karnataka. Sampige organizes kannada cultural
activities in music, dance, and drama. Social activities include picnics, games,
and celebration of festivals.

Sampige has a newsletter distributed to
all the members. We encourage members to send articles and short stories to be
included in the newsletter. We also invite people to take an active part by
showing their talent and skills in different activities.